Author's note: Midnight's Prophet here! So this is my story. It's a crossover of FF7 FF8 FF10 and Kingdom Hearts. I've been writing this thing in my head for months but never got around to actually doing it. But now I've finally gotten to it. I also have to point out that this chapter is mostly just to introduce people and everyone is around 16 or 17. So anyway enjoy and PLEEEZE read and review! And most of all enjoy! And I don't own any characters from SquareEnix. P.S. > is when someone's thinking.

The Boarding House

Chapter 1

Kairi stared out the buses window in curiosity. So this would be her new home. She had to admit that Luca was a beautiful city. But even so it would take some time to get used to it. She had lived in her former home on the Destiny Islands since she was a baby. But she couldn't go back now.

"So what brings you to Luca young lady?" Kairi looked to see the old woman across from her for the first time.

"Oh nothing," Kairi blurted out even though it obviously was something. "Why are you here?"

"Well my brother lives down here and I really do think it's about time for me to retire. After all you can't bikini wax forever right?"

Kairi stared at the woman oddly. "Uh… I guess not." The woman began to gab off about waxing while Kairi turned back towards the window. They were probably close to the bus station by now. She took out a letter in the pocket of her mini skirt now looking at it for the fifth time. The letter was from the owner of the place she was headed that very moment. She read over it:

Dear Kairi, I have recently obtained information as to your mother's will and her untimely death. I'm truly sorry and can only hope that you are ok. Something like this should never happen to a girl your age but the past can't be changed. You're probably not excited to be coming to live in my boarding house but it is what your mother wanted for you and I think you'll be surprised at how peaceful it can be and there are plenty of people there your own age. In your mother's will it said for me to get you here in two weeks so in the envelope is a bus ticket to Luca. When you arrive here there will be someone here to pick you up. Whoever it is will have a sign with your name on it. So I guess I'll see you soon. I know that me saying this is no real help but everything will be ok.

Kairi read the name signed at the bottom: Laguna Loire. Whoever this guy was he knew her mother well. If he didn't than she would never have been sent to live with him. A boarding house. Kairi wondered how many people would be living there along with her. At least they would be her age.

Kairi looked beside her to see the old woman still gabbing on about whatever. The intercom came on and said that they were pulling into the station. Kairi got her bags and said a quick goodbye to the old woman and walked off into her new life.

Riku bolted up the ramp to where the bus arrived. He had barley made it there. Laguna had sent him to do about a hundred errands. And after this he still had to pick up Rinoa from the park. There was no way he'd get there on time. He looked around to see if she was there and then remembered he didn't know what she looked like. Then he remembered that he had brought a sign with her name on it. He held it in desperation hoping this girl Kody or whatever would see it.

"Come on. Come on. Where the hell is she?"

Kairi looked around for a sign. Where was the guy that was picking her up. She spied her surroundings for a sign. None said her name. All she saw was one that said Kody. Kairi threw her head back and sighed. No one was there. The only one with a sign was the guy with the Kody sign.

"Hey, you!" Kairi turned to see a silver haired guy running up to her. It was the guy with the sign. "You're Kody aren't you?"

"No, sorry." The silver haired boy sighed.

"Damn. Well I'm looking for this girl, she's supposed to be a red head like you. You didn't happen to see her did you?"

Kairi was about to answer when the guy's cell phone rang.

"Hello? What is it Sora? …What! Do you know how long I was looking for Kody! …How the hell do you screw up a name that simple you dumb ass! Do you know how late this makes me! …Ugh, I'll see you at the house!" The guy hung up his phone and cursed under his breath. "Sorry, you must be Kairi. I'm Riku."

"Hi, nice to meet you," Kairi said followed by a laugh.

"Let me get your bags. Sorry about that Sora can be a real dumb ass sometimes. So your coming to the boarding house huh?"

"Yeah. I have to say I'm a little nervous."

"So was I when I first came here but that changes the second you walk through the door. So what's your reason for coming anyway?"

Kairi's smile faded. "My mother died and her will sent me here until I'm old enough to take over my fortune."

Riku gulped Great job Riku! Exactly the wrong thing to say.> He thought to himself. "I'm sorry to here that."

"It's ok." There was an awkward silence until Riku broke the ice.

"Uh, so you're gonna love the house. It might seem weird at first but it'll pass."

"How many people live there?"

Riku started to think as they made their way to the car. "Hmm. Me, Cloud, Tidus, Rinoa, Squall, Tifa, Sora, Seifer, and now you so that makes nine. Unless you count Laguna. Plus people that live nearby are always dropping in."

"Sounds like a lot of people."

"Which reminds me we have to pick someone up before we get to the house. She's gonna go psycho on me since we're so late."

Kairi thought to herself. He seems ok. I can only hope the rest of the people are too. I wonder who it is we're going to pick up. >

The car made it's way through the city as Kairi stared out the window of Riku's car. There were a lot of sights around Luca to see. There was the blitz ball stadium, the sphere theater, and of course the well known statue of Jecht who was one of the best players in blitz ball history.

"This place really is amazing," Kairi thought out loud.

"Yeah I always have loved living here. But we don't really live in the city. Closer to the shore but we have a great view downtown."

"I think it's the view what's amazing anyway."

Riku looked at the red haired girl beside him. He could tell immediately that she would be the perfect girl for a certain best friend.

"Where the hell is he?" Rinoa sighed. She'd been waiting for Riku for half an hour. He was supposed to pick her up at five. It was now five thirty and the park was almost empty. Rinoa looked down at the black and white furry dog laying down next to her. She could tell by his whining that Angelo was getting hungry. This wasn't supposed to be this hard. Riku should have done Laguna's errands got the houses new tenant and just come to pick her and Angelo up. But now the whole process was screwed up.

Angelo started to whine louder. "It's ok boy," Rinoa whispered to and rubbed her dog. "Riku will be here soon. If he's not I'll kick his stupid car door in."

Angelo lifted his head up and started to wag his tail. Rinoa looked to see what was causing his excitement. It was Riku's crappy broke down light blue car pulling up to the bench they were sitting on. She could see a little red head in the passenger seat.

Must be the new girl. > Rinoa thought as she saw Riku jump out of the car and rush up to her. She tried to block out his whole so called explanation.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I just got caught up. And the errands and Sora and-"

"Riku. Save it," she interrupted as she brushed past him.

Great, > he thought thanks a lot Sora, you dumb ass. >

"So," Rinoa said to the girl before her, "You must be my new roommate, um…"

"Kairi," she said. "And you are?"

"I'm Rinoa, Rinoa Heartily. It's nice meeting you. So are you excited to be coming to live with us?"

"I think nervous is a better word."

"That's ok. Everyone's nervous the first time. It's kind of a tradition. But on the plus side all of the guys there are pretty cute minus Riku here."

"Were all laughing so hard we can't breath, Rinoa. I think I'm gonna pass out," Riku muttered.

Kairi laughed. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all. And Rinoa did say that there were cute guys but she'd be the judge of that. She could now start to imagine her new life, until a black and white dog bounded into her lap and began to lick her face.

"Angelo! Down! Down!" the cheerful dog leapt off of a dazed Kairi and went to Rinoa. "Sorry, he really likes new people."

"Uh that's ok, he's pretty friendly," Kairi said coming out of shock.

"Yeah maybe too friendly," Riku muttered under his breath. "but don't get me wrong, I love all the presents he leaves me."

"Aha!" Rinoa pointed at Riku. "See that? That right there is why I hate him and he hates me! Trust me you'll see us trade insults back and forth all the time."

"Just get in the car." Riku said with an irritated tone.

"…so it turns out, the whole time she had a boy friend," Tidus sighed as he passed a blitz ball to his bulky friend. He could talk to Wakka about almost everything even though most of the time he was talking about girls just like now. "You know I don't think I'll ever find a good girl to be with."

"Relax ya?" Wakka caught the ball and dribbled it. "There's a girl for everyone, even you."

"Yeah sure. So who's your girl?" Wakka paused and began to think. Tidus knew he was pretending like he didn't know. EVERYONE knew who Wakka wanted. Tidus laid down on the grass in front of the huge brick house that he called home. Here at the boarding house he had plenty of friends but no girl to really call his own.

Wakka sat next to Tidus. "Come on. You'll find someone. Hey, you remember when you were always after that girl Leblanc?"

Tidus shuddered. "I can't believe I ever liked her. She was always such a bitch. I need a girl that's kind. Not taken and someone I don't need to get to know first."

"Why should that be a factor?"

"Because I always screw up when I'm trying to learn about someone I don't know. I always ask some stupid question that shouldn't be asked. In fact if I were you, I wouldn't count on being around when the new tenant gets here."

"So someone nice, not a bitch, with no boyfriend, that you already know."

"No, not just nice but innocent too. Like the purest a girl can get. Maybe a virgin."

"Maybe that's a little much to hope for…Hey, I just got an idea!"

Tidus bolted up right. "What?"

Wakka grinned. "Yuna."

"Yuna! Yeah right as if Yuna and me could be a couple. Sure were good friends but were just friends. I don't see how that could really work. But I do miss her. I mean it's good she's becoming a summoner but why should she go to school way in Kilika."

"You should be happy for her. It's her dream to become a summoner, she used to talk about it all the time."

"Yeah I guess." Tidus laid back down and sighed.

"Hey, aren't you supposed to be cleaning out the gutters?"

"It can wait." Tidus and Wakka got up and walked around to the back of the house as Riku's car pulled up in the front.

Kairi stared out the window at the house. It was huge. She wasn't expecting something so big.

Rinoa opened the door and smiled at her. "Home sweet home!"

Kairi stepped out the door and felt her nervousness come back all of a sudden. She felt her stomach doing back flips. Kairi took a deep breath and walked up with Riku, Rinoa, and Angelo.

Sora sat in the kitchen staring up at the fan thinking to himself. Why do I have to be the one to show this new guy around? Laguna wants to make a good impression. Why does he care so much. He never cleaned up and tried to make things perfect when I first came, or when anyone first came for that matter. > "This sucks."

"You complain about everything."

Sora looked up to see that Squall had entered the room. "No, I have something to complain about now." Squall was obviously not convinced.

He was always the strong silent type. Sora and everyone else on the other hand were pretty talkative so every once in awhile Squall would listen.

"As usual Laguna has something that he needs to do and he dumps it on us. It's not my problem if this guy's coming to live here. This place is crowded as it is!"

Squall went to the fridge and began to search through it. "So in other words you're too lazy to help out a little."

"Whatever, whoever this new guy is he better not ask me for everything cause if he does he'll be pretty damn disappointed."

Squall came out of the fridge with a piece of cold chicken. "What do you have against this new guy. You haven't even met him yet."

"Hey I have a sixth sense about these things. I bet that he's an asshole when he gets here."

Squall took a bite of the chicken. "So it's ok to judge this guy but if we acted like this to you when you first came it would be unfair."

"Well, yeah but… but that was different." Squall got up and rolled his eyes. "It was!"

Squall started to laugh much to Sora's dismay. "How was it in any real way possible?"

Sora stayed silent for awhile thinking of something to say. The only thing that came to mind was, "I don't have to explain myself to you!"

Squall broke out in laughter as he put his half eaten chicken back in the fridge while Sora leaned back and cursed under his breath. They heard the sound of the door opening followed by voices. Sora bolted up.

"Ok, I bet you twenty gil this guy is an asshole deal?" Squall nodded his head and Sora stared in the door way. When he saw Riku, Rinoa, and a beautiful red head enter the room he felt his jaw drop. Sora didn't know whether to be happy or sad. On one hand he had just lost twenty gil (unless she turned out to be an asshole which was pretty unlikely). On the other hand he was looking at the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen.

Riku walked ahead. "Guys. This is Kairi." Squall walked up to introduce himself while Sora sat and stared with his mouth hanging open. I knew it,> Riku thought. Look at him he can't even close his mouth.>

Kairi shook Squall's hand and looked around. The house was close to perfect not so big as to feel hollow and not so small as to feel cramped. Somehow a house that size still felt cozy. Her nervousness was even gone.

Oh my god she's a goddess! Look at her!> Sora was in awe. He didn't even notice Rinoa introduce her.

"Sora! Sora!" He wouldn't even answer. Rinoa knew it. She would make sure these two got together if it killed her. "SORA!"

"Wha?" Sora nearly fell out of his chair

"This is Kairi. She's the new tenant."

"Uh sorry, hi. I'm Sora." He extended his hand to her.

"Hi!" She smiled and shook his hand.

"According to Laguna, I have to show you around and introduce you to everyone."

Squall watched as the complete persona of Sora changed but there was only one way to really see if it was real. "Say Sora, why don't I show her around. I'm sure your tired after working all day."

"NO! Uh I mean no that's ok. I won't feel like I've done anything if I don't do my job. What can I say? I'm just generous!"

"But weren't you just saying how you were so tired?"

Now Kairi was starting to feel bad. "It's ok Sora I don't want to be any trouble."

Dammit Squall!> "I actually feel totally awake now so I'd be happy to!" Finally Kairi agreed and she and Sora walked off into the den where he saw Seifer sitting on the couch watching TV. That was forty percent of what he did all day. The other sixty percent was being a jerk. "Seifer this is-"

"Shut up! I'm watching TV." No one in the house got along with Seifer. He was always an ass except to Rinoa who he always tried to hit on.

"Seifer this is Kairi she's the new tenant."

"Hi Kairi I'm Seifer. If you want to get along with me than try not to talk while I'm watching TV, like Sora has just failed to do."

Sora leaned his head back and muttered under his breath. Kairi could tell that he'd had just about enough of him. "Uh why don't we move on." Sora didn't seem to have any rejections to her desire.

They moved on into the next room. "This is our living room it's were you'll most likely want to go to think. It's pretty relaxing." Sora showed Kairi the rest of the downstairs area before moving on and showing her all the rooms until they reached Tifa's room. Sora could here her and a certain blonde boyfriend having a conversation about who knows what.

He opened the door to see Cloud making a move on Tifa then seeing them in the doorway and fall of the bed. Sora could barely contain his laughter. The only thing keeping him from breaking out was the fact that Tifa and possibly Cloud too, would kick the living hell out of him.

Tifa looked him dead in the eye. "Go ahead and laugh Sora. I dare you." there was a long silence. The only thing you could hear were Sora's muffled giggles until Sora finally

cracked and Tifa leapt of the bed and charged towards the doorway. Jumped out of the way and ran down the hall still laughing.

"Hi! I'm Tifa, you must be the new tenant. I'll catch you Sora!" Tifa's smile came back and she put out her hand.

A cautious Kairi shook it before Tifa ran out cursing down the hall.

Cloud got up to see who the new girl was. She was a good looking red head, with a nice smile. He could tell right away that Sora would be after her. "I'm Cloud I guess that your Kairi."

Kairi shook his hand with a confused look on her face. "How do you know my name?"

"Are you kidding? Laguna's been talking about you for the last two weeks. Now that you've finally gotten here he'll quite down though."

"He's been talking about me?"

"Yeah he's been worried about whether you'll want to stay or not."

"But I have to stay. It's in my own mother's will."

"Yeah he knows that but he wants you to want to stay."

Kairi didn't expect that. Eventually Sora came back and hurried her outside before Tifa found him again. They went out to a huge back yard with a very big garden.

"We call this Yuna's garden after a girl that used to live here, but she's in a summoning school in Kilika now. She planted everything you see here."

Kairi was amazed. It looked like it had taken years of work.

Sora looked ahead to see Tidus the last room mate and Wakka to introduce. "Hey Tidus! Come meet the new girl!"

It came to Tidus' mind immediately. He would say something wrong and piss someone off. But he couldn't walk away now. Sora had already seen him.

He and Wakka walked up to Sora and this new girl.

"Kairi this is Tidus and Wakka. Tidus lives here but Wakka's just around a lot."

Tidus was keeping his face from looking nervous maybe he could stop himself from saying something stupid too. "Nice to meet you! Wow I can already tell you have a sense of humor, I mean look at those crappy shoes." There was an awkward silence. All eyes were on Tidus which meant he'd failed. "Oh wow! Look at the time! Gotta go! Come on Wakka now!"

Tidus hurried of dragging Wakka behind him. Sora looked at Kairi who was just standing with a confused look. "Sorry. Tidus always makes a first impression like that. It's kind of a habit of his."

"It's ok, I guess. Is that everyone?"

"Yeah unless you count Laguna, but he's not here. He'll be back tomorrow. So that's it. I guess you might want to look around alone for awhile. If have any questions ask anyone but Seifer. He'll just act the same way as always."

"It's ok I don't really need any thing. This place is better than I expected."

"Yeah it's a pretty good place to live." They both stood in silent for awhile enjoying the scenery. Sora looked at her. This may very well have been the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. "So, uh I guess I'll see you later."

"Yeah." Sora walked inside. Kairi really liked him already. Most of the people in the house were nice to. Her nervousness was already gone. The only thing she had left to do was meet Laguna. Now she really knew why her mom had sent her here.

That's the end of the first chapter! I've finally, finally started! Chapter two is on it's way. Please Read and Review and I hope you liked it!